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Russia's Space Glitches

(Photo of Russian Rocket by NASA via Flickr)

Russia is the only country ferrying astronauts and cargo to the international space station and back since NASA retired its aging shuttle fleet.  But Russia has experienced a string of launch mishaps in recent months, which have some analysts worrying about the reliability of that country’s space program, and others worrying about an American conspiracy. From Moscow, Jessica Golloher has the details.

Virginia Prescott is the Gracie Award-winning host of Word of Mouth, Civics 101, The 10-Minute Writers Workshop podcasts, and the Writers on A New England Stage series on New Hampshire Public Radio. Prior to joining NHPR, she was editor, producer, and director for NPR programs On Point and Here & Now, and directed interactive media for New York Public Radio.

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